As our world becomes more and more digital, so do the threats that it faces. This week we are raising awareness that, like Health and Safety, cyber security is everyone’s responsibility. Is your password strong enough? Could it easily be hacked, or even just guessed? Is it safe from prying eyes? Or do you have […]
Category: IT News
Roses are red …….
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share the love (or maybe break up with us) the old-fashioned way. We were pleasantly surprised at the number of letters that we got. Some were fantastic love letters, although some you want to break up with us (sob). We have had some great suggestions, which we […]
Print system maintenance
This message applies only to the Stirling and Highland Campuses. Information Services staff will be undertaking maintenance work on the Print System early on the morning of Wednesday 22nd February. The work will commence at 06:30 and should be completed with services restored by 07:00. Interruptions to services (printing, photocopying and scanning) will be experienced […]
Wireless Network Service Update
**UPDATE – THIS WORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED** On Wednesday 22nd February, Information Services staff will be applying an update to the wireless network service. Whilst we expect the process to run smoothly, the service should be viewed ‘at risk’ between 0730 and 0930. Information Services
Study Zone Closure
On Friday the 10th of February the Study Zone will be closed from 18:30 until 17:00 on Sunday 12th. This room will be in use during the weekend for the Hackathon. On Friday and Saturday the Library will be open 24 hours. Both the Library and the Study Zone will revert to normal opening hours on […]
REMINDER – Chrome OneClass Extension — DO NOT USE
If you receive an email from a fellow Stirling student along the lines of: “Hey guys, I just found some really helpful notes for the upcoming exams for <University Name> courses at https://oneclass.com/s/signup. I highly recommend signing up for an account now that way your first download is free!” Do not install the advertised OneClass […]
Student Hub joins UniDesk
The Student Services Hub team are joining UniDesk. UniDesk is your first point of call for a wide range of student enquiries such as Library, IT and now the Student Services Hub. You might want to ask questions about: Ask the Library The Library, the Library Catalogue, your Library Record, Research Guides, A-Z Online Resources, […]
Let’s get digital – We would like you to tell us your digital study needs
*Survey available to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate students.* The Digital Student Experience Tracker is a new national survey to find out how you use digital technologies and how this affects your university experience overall. The University of Stirling has chosen to use the Tracker because we know how important digital issues are to you. The […]
Introducing the new Office 365 App Launcher
You may have noticed that your student email (Office 365) has changed recently. Microsoft have made some changes and there is now a newer version of the Office 365 app launcher. You should find it easier to find recently used apps, and there are additional customisation options. You can access the new features by clicking […]
Succeed Upgrade – Downtime for maintenance
On Monday 24 October there is planned downtime for some essential maintenance to Succeed. Please note that the planned downtime is 7.00am-11.00am. There are two pieces of work planned for Monday: Upgrade to cumulative update 3 for our release of Succeed. This is bug fixes and has no new features but it does fix a […]